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A cyclopædic dictionary of music .., 1925
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1Bandora, Bando're, Bandalo're, Bandelo're. Spanish instruments of the lute family played with a plectrum, and essentially identical with the mandoline.
2Similar instruments are the Bandolon, Bandura, Pandora, Pandura, Mandola, Mandura, &c.
4BANDROW'SKI, Alex. von. Tenor; b. Galicia, 1860; d. 1913.
6Bandur'il'ha (P.) (pron. Banduril'ia). A Bandurra player.
8Bandur'ra (P.). A kind of guitar or mandoline with wire strings.
10BANÈS, Antoine A. B. Paris, 1856. Composer of a number of light operettas, ballets, &c., including Toto, Madame Rose, and Le Bonhomme de neige.
12BANESTRE, Gilbert. Musician and poet, 15th century; d. 1487.
13Received 40 marks as "Master of the Song, assigned to teach the children of the King's Chapel," 1482 (1478?).
15BAN'ISTER, Chas. Wm. 1768-1831. Published a "Collection of Vocal Music," London, 1803. Also wrote hymn-tunes, &c.
17BAN'ISTER, Henry Ch. Son of Henry J. B. London, 1831; d. 1897. Pupil at R.A.M. of C. Potter; afterwards prof. of harmony and composition there. Prof. of harmony G.S.M. 1880, and at the Normal College for the Blind, 1881. He was a fine pianist.
18Wrote symphonies, overtures, chamber music, songs, &c. Also published some valuable educational works, &c., including "Text-book of Music," 1872; "Lectures on Musical Analysis," 1887; and a "Life of G. A. Macfarren," 1892.
20BAN'ISTER, Henry J. B. London, 1803; d. 1847. Fine 'cellist; son of Chas. W. Wrote instruction books for 'cello.
22BAN'ISTER, John. B. London, 1630; d. 1679. Violinist, member of the band of Charles II. Instituted regular concerts, 1672.
23Wrote music to Circe (Davenant) and The Tempest, 1676; "New Ayres and Dialogues for voices and viols," 1678; and some songs.
25BAN'ISTER, John (Junr.). D. 1735. Violinist; son of the preceding. Member of the bands of Charles II, James II, and Queen Anne. Leader at the Italian opera.
27Banja, Banjo, Banger, or Bania. A kind of guitar supposed to be of African origin. It has 5, 6, or 7 catgut or wire strings, variously tuned.
29Bänk'elsänger (G.). Ballad singer; wandering minstrel.
31BANNELIER, Ch. B. Paris, 1840; d. 1899. Translated Bach's St. Matthew Passion into French; arranged Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique as a pf. duet.
33BANNISTER, Ch. Bass vocalist and actor. 1741 (?)-1804.
35BANTI (-GIOR'GI), Brigida. B. Lombardy, 1759; d. Bologna, 1806. A famous dramatic soprano. De Vismes, director of the Paris Académie, heard her singing in a Paris café. He engaged her for the Grand Opéra, and she afterwards sang in London, Milan, &c., with distinguished success. She had a lovely voice and wonderful natural ability, but would never take the trouble to learn to read at sight.
36Her success exemplified the old adage that "there are a hundred requisites of good singing, and whoever is gifted with a fine voice already possesses ninety-nine!"
38BANTOCK, Granville. B. London, 1868. Entered R.A.M. 1889, and took the 1st Macfarren prize for composition. His first work was The Fire Worshippers, 1889. He has since written cantatas, much instrumental music, the operas Caedmar, Rameses II, The Pearl of Iran, Omar Khayyam, &c. He was appointed Prof. of Music, Birmingham Univ., 1908.
40Ban'za (P.). A small guitar.
42BAPTIE, David. B. Edinburgh, 1822; d. 1906. Wrote anthems, glees, part-songs, &c. Author of "A Handbook of Musical Biography." and "Musicians of all Times" (1889; revised by Goodworth, 1907).
44BAPTISTE (Baptiste Anet). B. 1661 at Nevers. Famous violinist, pupil of Corelli. Composed violin sonatas in which for the first time the Italian and French styles were combined.
46Baque'ta (P.). A drum-stick.
48Bar. Takt'strich (G.), Barre de mesure (F.). (1) A line drawn through the staff to divide the time into measures; the strong accent immediately follows the bar. (2) A measure; as "a few bars of music." N.B.—The line itself is now often called a bar-line. (3) The Beard of an organ-pipe.
50Barabann (R.). A drum, tambour, tambourine.
52BARBADETTE, Henri. French writer. B. 1828; d. 1901. Author of works on Beethoven, Chopin, Weber, Schubert, Mendelssohn, and Heller.
54BARBA'JA, Domenico. B. Milan, 1778; d. 1841. Celebrated as manager of the opera houses at Vienna, Milan, and Naples, at all of which he introduced important operatic works.
56BARBAR'INI, M. Lupi. 16th century motet composer. Also known as Lupi.
58Bar'baro (I.). Barbarous, uncouth, wild, vehement.
60BARBER, Abraham. Published "Barber's Psalm Tunes," Wakefield, 1686.
62BARBER, Robert. Published various collections of psalmody, 1723 to 1753.
64BARBER OF SEVILLE. Op. by Rossini, 1816.
66BARBEREAU, M. A. B. B. Paris, 1799; d. 1879. Pupil of Reicha. Conductor, Th. Français. Professor of composition and musical history at the Conservatoire. Published two works on these subjects.
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